Film

Doctor Dolittle

1998 · 1h 25m · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

He doesn't just talk to the animals!

IMDb

5.4

Rotten Tomatoes

44%

Metacritic

46

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!

Eddie Murphy

Dr. John Dolittle

Ossie Davis

Archer Dolittle

Oliver Platt

Dr. Mark Weller

Peter Boyle

Calloway

Richard Schiff

Dr. Gene Reiss

Kristen Wilson

Lisa

Jeffrey Tambor

Dr. Fish

Kyla Pratt

Maya

Raven-Symoné

Charisse

Steven Gilborn

Dr. Litvack

Erik Dellums

Jeremy

June Christopher

Diane

Cherie Franklin

Mrs. Parkus

Norm Macdonald

Lucky (voice)

Chris Rock

Rodney (voice)

Albert Brooks

Tiger (voice)

• Betty ThomasDirector
• Nat MauldinScreenplay
• Larry LevinScreenplay
• Hugh LoftingStory · Novel
• John DavisProducer
• David T. FriendlyProducer
• Joseph SingerProducer
• Sue Baden-PowellExecutive Producer
• Jenno ToppingExecutive Producer
• Russell BoydDirector of Photography

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Release date

June 26, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$71,000,000

Revenue

$294,500,000

Genres

Comedy, Family, Fantasy

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